Ali Bars
iOS engineer & founder of Crumbify. I build cool things.
Education
- City, University of LondonLondon, UKBSc Computer Science (Predicted First, 1:1)Sept. 2024 – July 2027
- Relevant Modules: Data Structures & Algorithms, Databases, Operating Systems, Systems Architecture, Network Systems, Language Processors, Team Project
- Compton Sixth FormSept. 2022 – June 2024BTEC Applied Science (Distinction, Distinction), A Level Mathematics (A)
Experience
- Founder & Lead Engineer →Mar. 2026 – PresentCrumbify LtdLondon, UK
- Sole founder and engineer of a social food-discovery iOS app, built in React Native, Expo and TypeScript on a Supabase (Postgres) backend.
- Designed a local-first architecture (on-device SQLite synced to Postgres with row-level security) so the app stays fast offline and fetches minimally on cold start.
- Took the product from concept to v1.0.0 App Store submission solo, covering TestFlight beta cycles, RevenueCat subscriptions, AdMob and EU DSA trader compliance, while running Crumbify Ltd as sole director.
- Data Acquisition & Firmware Engineer →Aug. 2025 – July 2026City Racing (Formula Student)London, UK
- Building a live telemetry pipeline in Python (cantools, mcap) that decodes CAN bus frames from the car and streams them over WebSocket into Foxglove for an F1-style live dashboard.
- Wrote a C++ tool that projects logged GPS data points onto satellite maps of the FSUK circuit, pinpointing where simulated and measured laps diverge and sharply reducing debugging time.
Projects
- Video Automation Pipeline → | Python, ffmpeg, OpenAI Whisper, JSX, AWS EC22025
- Built a batch pipeline processing 50+ audio jobs per run: ffmpeg extraction and trimming, dominant-colour analysis, and Whisper transcription producing word-level timestamps.
- Scripted Adobe After Effects via JSX to assemble templated compositions, apply colour grading, sync timed lyrics and queue 12+ renders per run on AWS EC2, removing the manual editing step entirely.
- This pipeline results in a TikTok page totaling 25K followers, 7.1M likes and 60M+ views in total.
- Automated Publishing Platform ↗ | Next.js, TypeScript, OAuth2025
- Next.js service that schedules and publishes to TikTok and YouTube through OAuth-integrated APIs, parsing filenames into per-platform metadata and tracking publish state across both.
Technical Skills
Languages: Python, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, C++, SQL, C#, Go
Frameworks & Libraries: React, React Native, Next.js, Node.js, Expo, Supabase (Postgres), OpenAI Whisper
Developer Tools: Git, AWS (EC2), Jira, VS Code, JetBrains IDEs, Visual Studio, Microsoft Dynamics 365